Reducing the urban footprint

[ad_1] By Vinita Wagh Photography: Andre J. Fathome; courtesy Archohm Read Time: 2 mins The Design Village (inset) Ar. Sourabh Gupta Noida’s studio Archohm resurrects a derelict and defunct Kattha (catechu) factory and repurposes it to house an interdisciplinary institute -The Design Village. After closing its operations of 27 years in 2014, the factory lay abandoned till the institute decided to move in. In this classic example of adaptive reuse, the designers preserve the intrinsic traces of the building’s first life while its transformed architectural expression makes for an unconventional educational environment that inspires.  ... Born out of Alan Berger’s […]